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10 Words Added To First Oxford Dictionary Of African American English
VIBE via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA first-of-its-kind dictionary is coming to the world that’s comprised of words created, defined,...
Sho' You Right: The Oxford Dictionary of African American English is On The Way
The Root via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf you’ve ever seriously considered Black American English to be its own language, you aren’t the...
Weebs, Rejoice: ‘Isekai’ Is Now In The Oxford Dictionary
Kotaku via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Oxford English Dictionary (aka the OED) runs an update to its repository four times every year....
Oxford picks "rizz" as the word of the year
CBS News via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOften associated with celebrities and other famous figures, "rizz" has been chosen by the Oxford University Press as its word of the year. It's a term...
Fact Check: Google Supposedly Changed Its Definition of 'Bloodbath' After Trump Used It in a Speech....
Snopes via Yahoo News· 1 month agoX user @EndWokeness, pixabay.com Claim: Google "changed its definition" of "bloodbath" to push an...
Embryos, children, and the black letter of the law
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn the recent Alabama Supreme Court Decision on the fate of embryos, the court claimed, based on the Oxford English Dictionary, that the literal...
African American English Dictionary gives first look at 10 words, including ‘bussin’ and ‘old...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA dictionary comprised of words created or redefined by Black people released a list of 10 words that will appear when the book is published in March 2025. Topping the list is “bussin,” which ...
'Polysexual' and 'amalgagender' are among Dictionary.com's newest words
NBC Universal via AOL· 8 months ago“Polysexual,” “amalgagender” and “gay marry” are among the new words and phrases added to...
Where Did The Term ‘Scab’ Come From?
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 8 months agoTwo young strike sympathizers on roller skates in the U.S. circa 1910s. Labor unions have made big headlines this year thanks to organized activity like...
Can Cereal Be Considered a Soup? There Are a Lot of (Froot) Loop Holes in This Debate
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt's not just a matter of eating out of a bowl with a spoon. Categorizing food items may seem like...